YeinJee's Asian Journal » Myanmar http://yeinjee.com Popular blog on Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, otaku, trends, traditions, pictures, videos, and offbeat stuff. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Myanmar: before and after Cyclone Nargis http://yeinjee.com/2008/myanmar-before-and-after-cyclone-nargis/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/myanmar-before-and-after-cyclone-nargis/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 05:22:13 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=243 The satellite image of Myanmar’s Hainggyi Island shows the devastating effect of Cyclone Nargis which hit the country on May 2. The top image was taken in late 2004 while the bottom image on May 5, 2008.

Satellite image of Myanmar before Cylone Nargis
Satellite image of Myanmar after Cylone Nargis
Hainggyi Island before and after the Cyclone Nargis (Image via Sohu)

It’s estimated that 60,000-100,000 (different sources) people have lost their lives (or missing) while 1.5 million people are affected by this natural hazard. To make it worse the Myanmar’s military rulers are disrupting cyclone relief efforts and trying to turn it into a propaganda campaign.

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